Increased mortality, morbidity, and cost associated with red blood cell transfusion after cardiac surgery

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 669-673

  Reeves, Barnaby C ^a   Murphy, Gavin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte transfusion; Infection; Mortality; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART INDEX; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS;

EID: 53549118289     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32830dd087     Document Type: Review

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